Casa Solai Insane Views with Complete Privacy, Stunning Design | House in Manzanillo

The Ultimate Costa Rica Retreat
Welcome to a breathtaking newly completed luxury estate offering an unrivaled combination of sophistication, privacy, and panoramic ocean and jungle views. This spectacular property, designed by world-renowned architect Benjamin Saxe, took six years to perfect and stands as one of the finest homes in all of Costa Rica. Nestled 220 feet above sea level and just 1200 ft (1 km drive) from a pristine beach, this home offers the ultimate in tranquility and exclusivity.
Property Highlights
• Panoramic Views & Complete Privacy
Enjoy 30 miles of uninterrupted coastline views and spectacular year-round sunsets. Much of the backyard is visually secluded, surrounded by pristine jungle and mountain landscape for ultimate privacy. The backyard copper outdoor shower is arguably one of the best showers on the planet with insane water flow (hot and cold) paralleled only by the accompanying view. While Costa Rica is known for its pristine beaches and tropical jungles, the experience is often one of a hot and humid environment. CasaSolai is located on an elevated finger of land resulting in a very mild breeze with just enough air movement to provide asurprisingly comfortable and at night even cool experience. A truly unique and rare experience in the Costa Rican Jungle to close to beach.
• Luxurious Accommodations
The main home offers four ensuite bedrooms, including a full-second floor primary suite with a private star gazing deck and ocean-view shower. The guest house features a king suite with private deck, dual indoor-outdoor showers, and backup generator coverage to ensure uninterrupted comfort.
• Artisan Infinity Pool & Cold Plunge
A handcrafted green marble infinity pool anchors the outdoor space, accompanied by a matching in-ground cold plunge—both combining striking aesthetics with cooling luxury. The pool includes a shallow sitting area perfect for relaxation andreading your favorite books. A pair of top of the line luxury Tuuci 4 meter (172 sq ft) cantilevered umbrellas on the pool deck provide shade during the heat of the Costa Rica day.
• Smart Home Technology & Premier Amenities
Enjoy fully automated 4 meter tall glass doors in the main living area, a 160” 4K projection TV, high-speed internet, and an integrated smart lighting and sound system. The gourmet kitchen includes high-end appliances such as a Wolf induction cooktop, Vitamix blender, and Ninja dual-level air fryer.
• Comfort, Safety & Sustainability
Fully air-conditioned across house—including all living areas—this estate also features a private water treatment facility that allows for safe tap drinking water and toilet paper flushing, a rarity in Costa Rica. A gated entrance with a nightly maned guard station just outside of the front entry adds an extra layer of security.
• Beach Access & Club Privileges
Located just a 10-minute walk from a quiet, picturesque beach, the estate also offers convenient access to an exclusive oceanfront beach club just a short drive away.
• Architectural Excellence
This modern masterpiece showcases floor-to-ceiling windows in nearly every room. In the central living area, 13-foot (4-meter) automated sliding glass walls open with the simple voice command "Siri Open House" or if preferred a simple touch of an iPad-mini button, dissolving the boundary between indoor comfort and the surrounding tropical beauty.
• Outdoor Living at Its Finest
Expansive decks, a private balcony off the primary suite, and star-gazing platforms offer numerous opportunities to relax or entertain while immersed in the natural landscape.
A Home Designed for Extended Luxury Living
Created with the vision of harmonizing with one of Costa Rica’s most prized locations, this estate, one of the very finest homes in all of Costa Rica, was purposefully designed for year-round enjoyment, whether during the lush wet season or the sun-drenched dry months. With the option to fully open or enclose most rooms—thanks to dual-wall glass panels—and the availability of air-conditioning throughout, guests can choose their preferred level of immersion in nature without sacrificing comfort.
Difficult to fully capture in words, the scale, craftsmanship, and sensory experience of this estate make it ideal for extended stays of a month or more. This is not just a luxury vacation home—it’s an extraordinary retreat for the discerning traveler seeking privacy, elegance, and a profound connection to nature.
We were asked how would you describe the feeling or connection to the environment from inside the house?
The connection to nature from within this home is nothing short of transcendent. It is an immersive, almost spiritual experience—one that dissolves the boundaries between architecture and the natural world. With four-meter-high ceilings and dual walls of floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open with a simple voice command, the core of the home seamlessly merges with the surrounding wilderness, ocean, and sky.
Inside becomes outside. You live not adjacent to nature but within it. From the comfort of the living room, you can watch tropical storms roll in, safely enveloped by shelter, while rain cascades around you in a symphony of sound and scent.
Outside, the private backyard opens to an uninterrupted vista—thirty miles of pristine jungle, coastline, and mountains—all culminating in the vast Pacific Ocean. From this privileged perch, you can witness the sun set directly into the sea every evening of the year, painting the sky in evolving hues of fire and gold. At night, the sky opens up to reveal an unfiltered celestial canvas: stars in stunning abundance, only visible in remote, untouched places like this. The Milky Way arches overhead. Planets shimmer. It is a nightly reminder of our place in the universe—both small and infinite.
The green marble infinity-edge pool seems to float above the forest canopy, mirroring the ocean horizon and the ever-changing sky. Elevated on a landform that welcomes a continual, gentle breeze, the home enjoys a rare microclimate: cool, fresh evenings without the heaviness of tropical humidity.
The outdoor shower—tucked privately into the landscape—delivers both hot and cold water with exceptional pressure, and may very well offer the most breathtaking shower experience on the planet. Surrounded by jungle and open sky, it’s a ritual as invigorating as it is grounding.
The wildlife is part of the daily rhythm. You’ll hear the haunting calls of howler monkeys echo through the trees in the early morning and late afternoon. White-faced capuchin monkeys playfully traverse the canopy. A wide array of tropical birds—toucans, tanagers, hummingbirds—fill the air with movement and color. This is not a curated garden; this is a living, breathing ecosystem, and you are a welcomed guest.
Just below, a walking beach stretches for miles—wild, uncrowded, and timeless. You can wander in solitude for hours, feet in the surf, heart in the moment.
This house does not just sit within nature—it breathes with it. The feeling is one of intimacy with the Earth itself, where every element—light, air, water, and stone—converges to create a living harmony between the human experience and the natural world. Words can only hint at the depth of this connection. You do not simply see the view—you feel it.